Amulet: Woman Playing Lyre, Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C., From Egypt, Light blue faience, H. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); W. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); D. 1.7 cm (11/16in.), This figure is a late example of a repertoire of figures mostly created in a distinctive spotted faience from dynasty 22 into dynasty 26. The center of production was the eastern Delta, in particular Bubastis and Tanis; this was an area where Near Eastern peoples had long been interwoven in the population; at this time it was also a center for the settlement of Libyan tribal peoples
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Amulet, Woman Playing Lyre, Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C, Egypt, Light blue faience, H, 5.4 cm, 2 1/8, W, 2.1, 13/16, D, 1.7, 11/16in., figure, late example, repertoire, figures mostly, created, distinctive spotted, faience, dynasty 22, 26, center, production, eastern Delta, particular Bubastis, Tanis, area, Eastern peoples, long, interwoven, population, time, settlement, Libyan tribal, peoples
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